Foam Technology Seminar

Who should attend:
The class is intended for those managing and overseeing recycling jobs or those individuals analyzing existing road material and determining the formulation of asphalt oil mix ingredients to be incorporated by the recycler.

Overview:
This 2-day class will be conducted by representatives of the A. A. Loudon Company, foam technology specialists. The class will cover: introduction to pavements and foamed asphalt, designing foamed asphalt, materials used in mix designs, laboratory procedures, the Wirtgen WLB10 lab, pavement thickness design, application systems, machine selection, construction procedures, current status of research and basic quality controls.

This class will not cover any machine-specific service topic nor will it cover operation techniques of a recycler.

Objectives: 2-day course

• Introduce students to recycling technology
• Enable students to manage recycling operations
• Acquaint students with the construction procedures necessary to produce quality work
• Acquaint students with typical bid preparation procedures

Course Program

Day 1
• What is foamed asphalt
• Application in pavement rehabilitation
• Mix design procedures
• Foam lab demonstration

Day 2
• Sample preparation and testing
• Preparing bid documentation (typical examples)
• Construction methods
• On-site quality assurance and material testing
• Examples of foamed asphalt projects in North America
• Question forum

Dates:
• January 26-27

Fees: None

Other Course Descriptions:
Electrical Service School - All Milling Machines
Hydraulic Service School - All Milling Machines & Recyclers
Preventive Maintenance & Grade Control - All Milling Machines & Recyclers
Recycler Foam Systems Technical School
Operating Techniques School - Milling Machines & Recyclers

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